Fastening device



G. D. PRESTON. 'FASTENING DEVICE.

APPLICATION HLE D JULY 30, 1919- Patented Apr. 12, 1921-.

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H51? ATTORNEYfi G. D. PRESTON.

FASTENING DEVICE.

APPLICAI'ION HL'ED JULY 30.1919.

Patented Apr. '12, 1921.

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BY WWW 4/4 HER ATTORNEYS i i g 1 i UNITED, STATES Parser o FicE.

GRACE DAILEY PRESTON, OF LAKESIDE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR 0F TWO-FIFTHS TO ARTHUR G. SMITH, OF ELYRIA, OHIO.

. FASTENING DEVICE. 5

Specification of Letters Batent. I

Patented Apr. 12,1921.

Application filed July so, 1919. seriaiivofsmgaea.

To allwhom it may concern: 1 Be it known that I, .GRACE .DAI}, (Y PRES- TON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lakeside, in the county of Ottawa and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fastening Devices; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to fastening devices for securing together the edges of garments and the like. By way of example, myinvention finds particular use in connecting the opposite edges of ladies waists and the like, which, for the most part, have in the past been connected by buttons, hooks and eyes or snap fasteners, which are sewed to the edges of the garments. As is well known,

books or snap devices, so that they will no longer perform their functions. These injuries have increased in number and "in magnitude as laundrying machinery has come into more general use, and are of such a nature as frequently to incapacitate the fastening devices for further use, andmake it necessary to remove them and sew others on in their place.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide fastening means whichcan be conveniently and readily detachably connected to the edges of garments, and whichwill at the same time properly servethe function of temporarily connecting the edges of the garments together. I I

Another object of the invention is to produce snap devices that can 1 be applied to the edges of garments in such a way as to render them entirely invisible when the garment is secured in place.

Other objects will appear in the following description, reference being had to the drawin s, in which 1 igure 1 is an edge view of one of the snap devices.

the garment, as later described;

Fig. 2 is a side View of the snap device shown in Fig. 1. v p

Fig. 3 is an edge view of a complementary snap device. i Fig. 4 is a side view of the device shown in Fig.3. 7 I Fig. 5 is a view of garment edges having the snap devices of Figs. 1 and 3 applied thereto. 7

ig. 6 is a view of a garment or fabric hav ng the attached clasps in superposed position for snapping the edges together.

F g. 7 is'a side-view of a modified clasp.

Fig. 8 is an edge View of the clasp shown inFig.7..

Fig. 9 is a clasp complementary to the one shown in Fig. 7.

Fig. 10 is an edge view of the clasp shown in Fig. 9. I v

Fig. 11 is a view of the olasps of Figs. 7 and 9 attached and in position for snapping together. v

I Fig. 12 is a view of garment edges secured together by the snap fasteners of Fig.,,1l.

I Fig. 13 is an elevation of clasp.

Fig. 14 isan edge view of the clasp .of

shown in Fig. 1 and consists of wings 1 and r 2 of somewhat triangular shape joined at their base lines 3. Thejwing 1 mayhave a.

plurality of prongs a, b, 0, d and e to enable the wing to enter beneath the hem of a garment to better advantage. The central.

prong c has asnap fastener 4, which in this instanceis shown as a socket member, and the wing 2 may have a headed stud 5 adapted to snap into the eye or socket 4 when the clasp is bent into position around the garment edge, as is shown in the right-hand side of Fig. 5. The wing 2 also has a member of a snap'fastener, which maybe in this instance a headed stud 6, adapted to snap into a complementary fastening socket in edge o another clasp secured to the other of a modified form In Figs. 3 and 4 the complementary fastener is shown, which consists of triangular wings 7 and 8 joined together at their base line 9. The wing 7 may have a headed stud 1.0, which is adapted to snap into-an eye or socket 11 on the wing. 8 when the clasp is bent into position around a garment edge, such as is shown in the left hand side of Fig. 5. The wing 7 has a socket member 12 adapted to receive the headed stud 6 of the complementary clasp shown in. Figs. 1 and 2.

To attach the clasp shown in Figs. 1 and 2, it is bent into U-shaped form and the prongs a, b, c, (l and e of the wing 1 are inserted under the hem 13 of the garment edge 14 of Fig. 5. The clasp automatically loosens the threads of the hem sufficiently to permit this, or thethreads may be otherwise loosened. The stud 5 then is snapped intorthe socket 4, pushing the cloth down through without piercing it. The clasp shown in Figs. 3 and 4 is next bent into U-shaped form and placed over the inner edge 15 of the garment and the stud 1O of'the wing 7' snapped into the socket 11 of the wing 8, the cloth or fabric being pushed into the socket without being pierced.

WVith the clasps attached to the garment edge as described, the edge 1a of the garment may be pulled over the edge 15 (underit as shown in Fig. 5), and the stud 6 snapped into the socket 12. The garment edges are thus attached together, and since the'edge 15 is the underlapping one and'the edge 14 the overlapping one, the snap fastener will be entirely hidden from view and the garment will'be fastened securely together by invisible fasteners.

Fig. 6 is taken at right angles to the showing in Fig. 5 and the position of the clasp will be clear by referringto it. The wings of theclasp are shown slightly separated for purposes of illustration, but it will be understood that in use the wings will be tightly pressed against :the .fabric between them. In this'figure the clasps are shown superposed and by pushing them together the edges will be secured together.

To detach the fasteners, all that is necessary is to un-snap the wings and remove them from the garment, which permits the garment being laundried without endangering the fastening devices. The clasps or fastening devices may, therefore, be attached and detached whenever desired, without injuring the fabric or without impairing the clasp.

In Figs. 7 and 8 I have shown a second embodiment of my invention. modification one wing of the clasp has a plurality of narrow prongs 16 reaching substantially to the base line or juncture edge 3. The other wing 17 is shown more or less rectangular in shape, by way of ex- In this ample, and it has a socket member 18 of a clasp adapted to snap with a stud of the complementary clasp, shown in F lgs. 9 and 10. In the claspof Fig. 9, the wing 19 may have a plurality of short prongs l9 The wing 2'O, which is integrally joined to the wing 19, as in the first described modification,has a headed stud 21 adapted to snap into the socket 18 of the complementary v clasp.

17, as shown. The clasp of Fig.19- may be.

similarly bent into more or less U-shaped form and inserted over the entire edge 25 of the garment and the prongs 19 are bent through the fabric and over the wing 20. The wings 19 and 20 may have indentations 3 1 to receive the curved points 23 of the prongs.

The garment edges with the clasp 'attached are shown in'Fig. 11 in superposed position, and by pressing the edges together the stud 21: will enter the socket 18 and secure them together. In this connection it should be noted that the garment edge having the hem 22 is the outside one, so that the clasps are entirely hidden from view, as shown more clearly in Fig. 12.

It will be apparent that the fasteners shown in Figs. 7 and 9 may be attached and detached from the garment edges without injuring the fabric further than by making slight perforations where the prongs pierce the cloth. These prongs aresma'll, so that the perforations will automatically close as soon as the clasps are removed" from the goods. f

In Figs. 13' and 1 1 I have shown a still further modification. The clasp consists of a body portion 35, which may be of various shapes, having serrated edg'es'to grip the fabric or other material between the wings when the clasp isbent along the line 36. The serrations may extend along the ends only, or along the entire periphery. of the clasp. However, by way'oif example, I have shown a clasp in. the drawing with a small portion at 37 near the middle where there:

are no serrations. I o

The clasp in Figs. 13 and 14' is shown with a stud 38 which will act as a snap fastener to 'cotiperate with a socket'member in the complementary clasp. This embodiment, as well as the others, can be snapped around the entire edge, if desired, as shown at 25 in Fig. 11, or'it may be-inserted under the hem, by loosening the stitches, as' at 22 of such figure.

In Fig. 15 I have shown a further modifiwere cationin which one of the wings has a pluralityof' prongs f, g, .h, each with serrations. In punching this clasp the teeth may cation the prongs of the wing can be readily inserted under the hem, as indicated in the upper part of Fig. 6, with respect to the embodiment first described.

While I have described my improvements in connection with garments, this has been by way of example only, and it is capable of use as fastening means for the edges of tents, tarpaulins, automobile curtains, military equipment, etc.

The sockets and studs in my clasps may be made similar to those shown and described in my copending application filed Apr. 6, 1918, Serial No. 227,002, or they may be made in various other ways, either by integral punchings or separate attached parts.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A garment having overlapping and underlapping edges to be attached and detached, the overlapping edge having an inwardly folding strip forming a hem, a metal clasp having a pronged wing passing beneath the hem and another wing over the same, a snap fastener on said last mentioned wing, means for securing the wings in place around the hem, a second metal clasp having wings passing around the said underlapping edge and a snap fastener on the outer wing of the last mentioned clasp to cooperate with the first-mentioned snap fastener, whereby the edges of the garment may be secured together with invisible fasteners.

2. In fasteners for flexible material, a metal clasp consisting of overlapping wings joined together at one end, one wing having one or more prongs adapted to pass beneath the hem on the edge of said material, the

ends of said prongs adapted tobend over the free end of the adjacent wing to attach the clasp to said hem with the free ends of the wings toward the edge of the material, a second metal clasp consisting of wings similarly joined at one end, one of the wings of said second mentioned clasp having prongs adapted to bend over the other wing to clasp between the wings another edge of the flexible material with the joined ends adjacent to the edge thereof, whereby the two clasps superpose when the edges of the material are brought together and snap fastening means on the contacting faces of said clasp to attach and detach the said edges.

8. A garment having overlapping and underlapping edges to be attached and detached, the overlapping edgeshaving an inwardly folding strip formin g a hem, a metal clasp having a pronged wing passing beneath the hem and another wing over'the same, a snap fastener on said last mentioned Wing, means for securing said wings in place, a second metal clasp having wings passing around the said u'nderlapping edge and 'a snap fastener on the outer wing of the last mentioned clasp to cooperate with the first mentioned snap fastener whereby the edges of the garment may be secured together with invisible fasteners.

4:- In fasteners for flexible material, a metal clas'p consisting of overlapping wings joined together at one end, one wing being adapted to pass beneath the hem on an edge of said material, one of said wings having fastening means to attach the clasp to the hem on the inside of said material, with the free ends of the wings toward the edges of the material, a second metal clasp consisting of wings similarly joined at one end, one

7 of the wings of said second mentioned clasp having fastening means adapted to secure the other wing to clasp around another edge of the flexible material with the joined ends adjacent to the edge thereof, whereby the two clasps superpose'when the edges of the material are brought together with both clasps hidden from view, and snap fastening means on the contacting faces of said clasp to attach and detach the said edges.

5. In fasteners for flexible material, .a metal clasp consisting of overlapping wings joined together at one'end, a plurality of serrations on the edges of said wings adapted to clasp the edge of said material therebetween, and a snap fastener on one wing of said clasp.

6. In a device of the class described, a pair of metal clasp members, each of the said members comprising a normally fiat strip of sheet metal having prongs at one end, said sheet being flared at a point intermediate of the ends to provide superposed wings, the said prongs being a part of one;

clasp adapted to be clamped onto each, I

120 wings, the garment material portion beingportion, said clasp comprising superposed held between the wings, one of the said wings comprising a plurality of sharpened prongs, the other of the said wings being serrated, said prongs and the serrations on' the opposite wing cooperating to securely hold the clasp in place on the flexible material and cooperating snap fastening elements en a wing of each of the said 'fa'steneiis adapted to be sprung together to unite the sai d clasps.

8. In fasteners; for flexible material, a pair of coijperatingi metal clasps, each consisting of overlapping Wings joined together at one end, a plurality of serrations on the edges of said wings adapted to clasp the" edge ofsaid material therebetween, and a snap fastener element on one Wing of each said elasp. 10

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name this 24th day of July, 1919.

GRACE DAILEY PRESTON. Y 

